poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
connection; link; relationship
thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)
while; even though; despite
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
(projection) screen; the silver screen; the film world; movies
star (cinema, sports, etc.); celebrity; star symbol; asterisk; (celestial) star
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
intimacy; affection; familiarity
popular; folksy; plebeian; ordinary; unpretentious
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
in comparison to; rather than
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
man; male; masculine gender
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
dressing in kimono without hakama (for a man); dressing casually
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
negotiations; discussions; connection
extremely; exceptionally; extraordinarily; terribly; super
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
total hours spent working
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
how; in what way; by what means
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
popular song program on radio or television
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
manager (e.g. of a business, an idol, etc.); in a sports team (esp. at school) someone who does the routine drudge work
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
rest period; intermission; break time; recess
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic